General Data; Vehicle Identificaiton Number; Engine Identification; Engine Code Identification - Chevrolet El Camino 1983 Owner's Manual

GENERAL DATA
Ve h~ ~tific· . tion
Number (yIN)
This Is the legal identifier for your vehicle. H
appears
on a plate
attac~
to the left top of the instrument panel. This plate can beseen easily through
the windshiel d from outside your vehicle (see Illustration). The VIN also
appears on the Certificates of Title and Registration .
. ENGINE CODE TY PI.CAL VIN
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Engine ldentiftcetlori
You can identify your 1983 GM engine from the Vehicle ldentlfication Number.
The eig,th Character of the VIN is the Engine Code. See the Engine
Code
identification chart below. Some infOfmation in this manual may refer
to the
Engine Code. For ex!!mple, a 5.0 Liter V.& engine may
be
referred to as a
5.0, Uter o (Engine Code H) engine.
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1983 ENG INE CODE IDENTI FICATION
EN GINE DESCRIPTION
Produced·
Displacement
'".
in aGM Plant
Engine Code
Liter (CIO)
Type
Synem
pPerated
by:
K
3.8 (ml
v ..
2 Btl!.
ChONfol't Motor DivIsion
A
3.812311
V~
2 Bbl. BuiC:k Motor Division
H · 5.0 1305)
V~
4 Bbl. CheY.-olet Motor Diltision'
N
5.7 (350)
V~
DjlllSel
Oldsmobile Motor Djltision
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or General M otors 01 Canada
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